Halloween (2018)

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Synopsis

Horror. Based on characters created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. After escaping from prison, a psychopath terrorizes the woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) who narrowly escaped his killing spree 40 years earlier.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence in a horror context - blood and gory detail
• Infrequent, brief breast nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Coping with trauma
• Aberrant psychology
• Survival and preparedness

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for coarse language, nudity, and gory violence in a horror context

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